Eat your heart out Zoolander! Christy Turlington shows off her repertoire of facial expressions as she looks back at three-decade modelling career

Giving fictional movie star Derek Zoolander a run for his money, supermodel Christy Turlington decided to showcase her most hilarious facial expressions during a recent interview.

The 44-year-old mother-of-two, who recently landed campaigns with Prada, Jason Wu and Calvin Klein, met with Laura Brown of Harper's Bazaar to talk about her three-decade-long career.

During the tete-a-tete at New York hotspot Indochine, the American beautyrevealed some of the go-to camera poses she would use during the Eighties, which promptly triggered fits of giggles.

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Modeling tips: Christy Turlington decided to showcase her most hilarious facial expressions during a recent interview - her favourie being 'smile with your eyes' (left) and 'I'm having the best time of my life' (right)

'My contribution was "having the best time of your life smile,''' Ms Turlington Burns explained as she pulled her mouth and eyes into a
frozen look of surprise.

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She described 'smile with your eyes' as another of her favorite modeling stunts - a move advocated by America's Next Top Model host, Tyra Banks.

After she had finished contorting her face into different positions, the
five-foot-ten-inch model who was born in California but now based in Manhattan, looked back at some of her early Harper's Bazaar covers.

The secret to a stunning photo: The 44-year-old says she has a number of go-to poses

'Ahh I'm 18, I'm fresh!' she said of an 1988 issue, recalling how she felt like an 'independent woman' at that time because she had just purchased her own apartment.

She cited one of her favorite covers
as one shot by Peter Lindbergh because 'at that time you never saw
black-and-white covers in the United States.'

In the Eighties and Nineties she would often be booked to work alongside Naomi Campbell.

Partners in crime: In the Eighties and Nineties Ms Turlington Burns would often be booked to work alongside Naomi Campbell and the two would hang out together in their free time

Sustained career: Ms Turlington Burns, who started modeling aged 14 is considered one of the 'original supermodels' along with Linda Evangelista, Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford and Claudia Schiffer.

Talking about her former partner in crime, she said: 'I don't have a lot of rhythm, but she does.

'So that's why I was often with her because if held on to her I could get the benefit [of the Naomi vibe].'

When they weren't been photographed she said that they would hang out together.

The upscale restaurant and bar,
Indochine was one of their favorite spots, especially because Ms
Turlington Burns' boyfriend lived upstairs at the time.

Supermodel power: Considered one of the
'original supermodels,' it's clear that Ms Turlington Burns is still in high demand after more than 25 years in the business